Methionine potentiates both basal and GHRH-induced GH secretion in children

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-64

  Bellone, J ^a   Farello, G ^b   Bartolotta, E ^c   Aimaretti, G ^a   Bellone, S ^a   Mucci, M ^a   De Matteis, F ^b   Ghigo, E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Recanati (MC)   (Italy)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GROWTH HORMONE; METHIONINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE;

EID: 0030741632     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2161034.x     Document Type: Article

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